Retro recommends on XBLA

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **rudderless** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:26 pm

HSH28 wrote:Calling anything only 1 generation old (so that'd be Rez and Ikaruga) 'Retro' is just wrong.

So would a retrospective of a pre-PS2 era game be incorrectly named? Don't be daft.

'Retro' basically means something which is related to things past. If it was originally made for a console that's no longer being produced, then why can't it be termed 'retro'? After all, the consoles themselves are consigned to history's dustbin, ergo they're from the past rather than the present.

Radiant Silvergun.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **cooldawn** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:26 pm

All I can say is don't get Smash TV because it's awful.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Frank** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:27 pm

cooldawn wrote:All I can say is don't get Smash TV because it's awful.

You can also play the entirety of the game from the trial version. Unless they've patched it now.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **HSH28** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:29 pm

rudderless wrote:
HSH28 wrote:Calling anything only 1 generation old (so that'd be Rez and Ikaruga) 'Retro' is just wrong.

So would a retrospective of a pre-PS2 era game be incorrectly named? Don't be daft.

'Retro' basically means something which is related to things past. If it was originally made for a console that's no longer being produced, then why can't it be termed 'retro'? After all, the consoles themselves are consigned to history's dustbin, ergo they're from the past rather than the present.

Pre-PS2 would be more than 1 generation old.

I just think that to call something Retro implies that its quite old, not just a few years old. I wouldn't say ICO, Halo or Super Monkey Ball were Retro.

I also distinguish between something that is actually Retro (as in old) and something that just has a Retro style.

Maybe thats just me...

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Christopher** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:31 pm

HSH28 wrote:
rudderless wrote:
HSH28 wrote:Calling anything only 1 generation old (so that'd be Rez and Ikaruga) 'Retro' is just wrong.

So would a retrospective of a pre-PS2 era game be incorrectly named? Don't be daft.

'Retro' basically means something which is related to things past. If it was originally made for a console that's no longer being produced, then why can't it be termed 'retro'? After all, the consoles themselves are consigned to history's dustbin, ergo they're from the past rather than the present.

Pre-PS2 would be more than 1 generation old.

I just think that to call something Retro implies that its quite old, not just a few years old. I wouldn't say ICO, Halo or Super Monkey Ball were Retro.

I also distinguish between something that is actually Retro (as in old) and something that just has a Retro style.

Maybe thats just me...

That's just you.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Octoroc** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:36 pm

Drunken_Master wrote:Radiant Silvergun.

It's not on XBLA though is it?

You really need the Sega Arcade Stick to play it properly though - all those button combos...

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Mafro** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:37 pm

Gauntlet.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **SpaceJebus** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:48 pm

Frank wrote:
cooldawn wrote:All I can say is don't get Smash TV because it's awful.

You can also play the entirety of the game from the trial version. Unless they've patched it now.

I don't think you can get it at all now as it was one of the games taken off when Midway went.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **SpaceJebus** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:01 pm

No it isn't. These are the games that have been de-listed (not all because of Midway):

Battlestar Galactica
Gauntlet
Joust
Defender
Cyberball 2072
Double Dragon
Paperboy
Robotron: 2084
Root Beer Tapper
Smash TV
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Speedball 2
Lost Cities
Dash of Destruction

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Winckle** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:05 pm

Get the HD remix of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, it's a great game and you can play with the original retro backgrounds and sprites.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by KK » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:07 pm

SpaceJebus wrote:No it isn't. These are the games that have been de-listed (not all because of Midway):

Battlestar Galactica
Gauntlet
Joust
Defender
Cyberball 2072
Double Dragon
Paperboy
Robotron: 2084
Root Beer Tapper
Smash TV
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Speedball 2
Lost Cities
Dash of Destruction

I don't believe the original Galaga is up either.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **SpaceJebus** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:13 pm

KKLEIN wrote:I don't believe the original Galaga is up either.

It's still up on the online Marketplace: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games ... 258410812/

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **PCCD** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:13 pm

Garou: Mark of the Wolves, KOF98:UM and Neo Geo Battle Coliseum are worth a look.

YouTube · PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Jazzem** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:51 pm

Winckle wrote:Get the HD remix of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, it's a great game and you can play with the original retro backgrounds and sprites.

I think I'm right in saying that you can't change the backgrounds back, only the character sprites? Which is pretty daft, fair play.

Otherwise though; much love for HD Remix :wub:

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **HSH28** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:54 pm

If you are looking for a Retro-style game, theres a few worth looking at on the XBL Indie service.

Arkedo Series - 01 JUMP! in particular is great.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Diabolito** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:44 pm

dont get Golden axe. it is gooseberry fool.

PostRe: Retro recommends on XBLA by **Prototype** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:17 pm

I don't really download retro games to be honest. In the past I've downloaded a few titles and been like "this is awesome" then the rose-tinted glasses come off and I go back to playing Modern Warfare.

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